A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes.

Summary

Title I: Department of State - Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for the Department of State for FY 1984 and 1985 for: (1) administration of foreign affairs, with a specified amount earmarked for protective services; (2) international organizations and conferences; (3) international commissions; (4) migration and refugee assistance, with a specified amount earmarked to fight piracy in the Gulf of Thailand; and (5) U.S. Bilateral Science and Technology Agreements. Requires that the U.S. share of expenses of the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property for any year after 1981 shall be paid out of the State Department funds for international organizations and conferences. Requires that the U.S. expenses for the thirty-first annual meeting of the North Atlantic Assembly shall be paid out of the State Department funds for FY 1984 for international organizations and conferences. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of State to allocate or transfer State Department funds to any U.S. agency for direct expenditure by such agency for the purposes for which the funds were appropriated in accordance with authority granted in such Act or under authority governing the activities of such agency. Limits the amount of any U.S. payment to the United Nations budget or to the budget of any specialized U.N. agency to an amount assessed as the U.S. contribution less 25 percent of the amount budgeted for projects whose primary purpose is to provide political benefits to the Palestine Liberation Organization. Directs the President to report annually to Congress on any such project. Provides that the Counselor of the Department of State shall be compensated at the rate of Level III rather than Level IV of the Executive Schedule. Deletes the provision limiting the amount that the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation may accept in gifts in a single year. Makes a specified amount of the funds authorized for the administration of foreign affairs for each of FY 1984 and 1985 available for the expenses of the National Commission on Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Cooperation. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to authorize training and instruction at the Foreign Service Institute for at least 60 citizens of the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands. Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to require that the President rather than the Secretary, appoint the Director of the Office of Foreign Missions. Grants the Director the rank of ambassador. Sets forth the qualifications of the Director. Prohibits specified types of reprograming of State Department funds unless the House Foreign Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committees are notified 15 days before the proposed reprograming. Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide for a benefit fund for foreign national employees of the State Department. Deletes the provision dealing with the payment of illness and burial expenses for Federal employees who are citizens of foreign countries. Sets forth the method of determining retirement benefits of certain foreign service officers. Directs the Secretary to assign responsibility for international communications and information policy matters within the Department to an appropriate Under Secretary of State. Lists the responsibilities for such matters. Directs the Secretary to establish within the State Department an Office of the Coordinator for International Communications and Information Policy. Requires the Coordinator to be responsible to the Under Secretary. Sets forth the duties of the Coordinator. Declares that the presence of nonessential personnel or dependents shall not preclude payment of danger pay to Federal employees serving under dangerous conditions. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should recommend that extended voluntary departure status should be granted to El Salvadorans and that such status should be granted until the situation in El Salvador has changed sufficiently to permit their safely residing in that country. Title II: United States Information Agency - United States Information Agency Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 - Authorizes appropriations for the U.S. Information Agency (USIA) for FY 1984 and 1985. Earmarks specified amounts for FY 1984 and 1985 for: (1) acquisition and construction of radio facilities; and (2) a grant to the National Endowment for Democracy. Authorizes supplemental appropriations for the USIA for FY 1983. Amends the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948 to prohibit specified types of reprograming of USIA funds unless the House Foreign Affairs and the Senate Foreign Relations Committees are notified 15 days before the proposed reprograming. Authorizes the USIA to award program grants for FY 1984 and 1985 only if those committees are notified 15 days in advance of the proposed grant. Authorizes disseminating USIA prepared information to foreign diplomats in the United States. Prohibits those diplomats from further disseminating such information within the United States except to other foreign diplomats. Directs the Administrator of General Services to provide for the distribution within the United States of the USIA film "Thanksgiving in Peshawar." Title III: Board for International Broadcasting - Board for International Broadcasting Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 - Amends the Board for International Broadcasting Act of 1973 to authorize supplemental appropriations for FY 1983 and to authorize appropriations for FY 1984 and 1985. Limits the salary of the President of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Incorporated, to the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule. Title IV: Inter-American Foundation - Inter-American Foundation Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 to authorize appropriations for the Inter-American Foundation for FY 1984 and 1985. Title V: The Asia Foundation - The Asia Foundation Act - Authorizes appropriations for the Secretary of State to make grants to The Asia Foundation in each of FY 1983 through 1985. Title VI: National Endowment for Democracy - National Endowment for Democracy Act - Authorizes the establishment of a nonprofit corporation to be known as the National Endowment for Democracy. Sets forth the purposes of the Endowment. Authorizes the Endowment to provide funding only for programs of private sector groups which are consistent with the purposes of the Endowment. Provides for the incorporation of the Endowment. Requires the Endowment to report annually to the President on its activities. Authorizes the Director of the USIA to make grants to the Endowment. Allocates funds from the Endowment for each of FY 1984 and 1985 for: (1) the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs; (2) the National Republican Institute for International Affairs; (3) the Free Trade Union Institute; and (4) the private enterprise development programs of the National Chamber Foundation.

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Timeline

1. 5 May 1983

   Committee

   Consideration and Mark-up Session Held by Committee on Foreign Affairs Prior to Introduction (May 3, 83).

   Source: Committee

2. 5 May 1983

   Committee

   Consideration and Mark-Up Session Held by Subcommittee on International Operations Prior to Introduction (Apr 18 and 25, 83).

   Source: Committee

3. 5 May 1983

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 5 May 1983

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

6. 12 May 1983

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported.

   Source: Committee

7. 16 May 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 98-130.

   Source: Committee

8. 16 May 1983

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 75.

   Source: Calendars

9. 16 May 1983

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Report No: 98-130.

   Source: Committee

10. 17 May 1983

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.198 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

11. 17 May 1983

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted an Open Rule Providing One Hour Debate; Waiving Section 402(a) of the Budget Act and Clause 5, Rule XXI.

    Source: Floor

12. 9 June 1983

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

13. 9 June 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

14. 9 June 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

15. 9 June 1983

    Floor

    Called up by House by Rule.

    Source: Floor

16. 9 June 1983

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

17. 10 June 1983

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 238.

    Source: Calendars

18. 10 June 1983

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice.

    Source: IntroReferral

19. 20 October 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Percy; Helms; Lugar; Mathias; Pell; Biden; Glenn.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

20. 20 October 1983

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1342 with an amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

21. 20 October 1983

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

22. 25 October 1983

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Zablocki, Fascell, Yatron, Solarz, Mica, Crockett, Kostmayer, Smith (FL), Broomfield, Gilman, Pritchard, Siljander, Perkins, Ford (MI), Andrews (NC), Simon, Erlenborn, Coleman (MO).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

23. 25 October 1983

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

24. 25 October 1983

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

25. 1 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

26. 1 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

27. 2 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

28. 2 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate appointed conferee Zorinsky in lieu of Glenn by unanimous consent for consideration only of Title II; Senator Glenn remains a conferee for all other Titles.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 3 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 3 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

31. 8 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 8 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

33. 10 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

34. 10 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

35. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Considered by House Conference Report Considered. Vote Postponed.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

36. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-563 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

37. 17 November 1983

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-563 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

38. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

39. 17 November 1983

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

40. 18 November 1983

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

41. 18 November 1983

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

42. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 254 - 146 (Record Vote No: 528).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

43. 18 November 1983

    Vote

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 254 - 146 (Record Vote No: 528).

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

44. 21 November 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

45. 22 November 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-164.

    Source: President

46. 22 November 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

47. 22 November 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

48. 22 November 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

49. 22 November 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

Votes

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• Conference report filed in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Fascell, Dante B. [D-FL-19] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Zablocki, Clement J. [D-WI-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2915) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board for International Broadcasting, the Inter-American Foundation, and the Asia Foundation, to establish the National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes.
• related to ← An original bill authorizing appropriations for fiscal years 1984 and 1985 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
• amends ← An amendment to strike from the bill language that spells out the responsibilities of the Under Secretary of State responsible for international communications and information policy matters within the Department of State.
• amends ← An amendment to strike Title VI, creating the National Endowment for Democracy.
• amends ← An amendment to require the Secretary of State to deliver on or before February 1 each year to the Speaker and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate all votes of the membership of the General Assembly and Security Council of the United Nations, including the votes of the United States.
• amends ← An amendment to add $4 million for the purchase of land and for construction of additional consular facilities for certain improvements in existing consular facilities at the U.S. embassy in Mexico City.
• amends ← An amendment to strike the "Two major American political parties: from the list of american private sector groups that are included in the purposes of the National Endowment for Democracy for exchanges and participation with democratic groups abroad.
• amends ← An amendment to delete the section allocating funds for the Endowment.
• amends ← An amendment to delete the funding authorization for the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs and the National Republican Institute for International Affairs.

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